Exploring Astronomy and Astrophysics With Universe Sandbox
Alana May - Astronomy, M.S.
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Students will investigate the physics of astronomy through an interactive program called Universe Sandbox.
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𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢. The cosmos, while vast, is controlled by universal physical laws that are used to make predictions and better understand the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of astrophysics. In this self-paced class, students will use a simulation program called Universe Sandbox where they will be introduced to a new astrophysical concept each...
5 units//15 lessons//5 Weeks
Unit 1Explore the Solar SystemExplore the Solar System3 lessons1 WeekWeek 1Lesson 1Explore the Solar System: Size and DistanceExplore the size of the planets and the vastness of our Solar System through a fun challenge. (Video length: 13 min)Lesson 2Explore the Solar System: DensityExplore the planets' densities (Video length: 20 min)Lesson 3Explore the Solar System: Customized MoonCreate a customized moon (Video length: 13 min)Unit 2Collisions and Tidal ForcesCollisions and Tidal Forces3 lessons1 WeekWeek 2Lesson 4Collisions and Tidal Forces: Forming a HypothesisCreate various collisions and examine the outcomes (Video length: 16 min)Lesson 5Collisions and Tidal Forces: Earth-Moon Roche LimitExplore the Roche Earth-moon limit (Video length: 10 min)Lesson 6Collisions and Tidal Forces: Saturn's Roche Limit and Black Hole's Roche LimitExplore Saturn's and black hole's Roche limit (Video length: 8 min)Unit 3Gravity and Orbits (Part 1)Gravity and Orbits (Part 1)3 lessons1 WeekWeek 3Lesson 7Gravity and Orbits (Part 1): Kepler's Law of MotionLearn about Kepler's Laws of Motion (Video length: 12 min)Lesson 8Gravity and Orbits (Part 1): In Our Solar SystemMake application in our Solar System (Video length: 7 min)Lesson 9Gravity and Orbits (Part 1): Exoplanetary SystemMake application to an exoplanetary system (Video length: 11 min)Unit 4Gravity and Orbits (Part 2)Gravity and Orbits (Part 2)3 lessons1 WeekWeek 4Lesson 10Gravity and Orbits (Part 2): Gravity in the UniverseLearn about gravity in the Universe (Video length: 11 min)Lesson 11Gravity and Orbits (Part 2): Orbital and Escape VelocitiesLearn about orbital and escape velocities (Video length: 7 min)Lesson 12Gravity and Orbits (Part 2): ApplicationMake application with black holes (Video length: 11 min)Unit 5Celestial MechanicsCelestial Mechanics3 lessons1 WeekWeek 5Lesson 13Celestial Mechanics: PlanetsConsider various outcomes of planetary importance (Video length: 10 min)Lesson 14Celestial Mechanics: The SunConsider various outcomes of the Sun's influence (Video length: 8 min)Lesson 15Celestial Mechanics: Multiple Star SystemsMake application with multiple star systems (Video length: 8 min)
Universe Sandbox and provided note pages
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
From Universe Sandbox: " Accordingly, we will not knowingly collect or use any personal information from children that we know to be under the age of 13. In addition, we will delete any information in our possession that we discover originates from a child under the age of 13. Parental Controls. If you believe that your child’s personal information was mistakenly collected through our services, please contact us immediately at info@universesandbox.com and we will work with you to determine if this is the case and remove such information if necessary." Please see https://universesandbox.com/privacy/ for further questions.
Students will need to purchase Universe Sandbox. It can be purchased here: http://universesandbox.com/ -or- https://www.gog.com/game/universe_sandbox I would recommend logging into the Outschool classroom on a separate device than what you will use Universe Sandbox. It's an amazing program and because of that, it can take up a lot of a computer's processing power. It can also make it difficult to see the shared screen and your computer
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I am a 5-star ACE certified teacher and was recently recognized as an Outschool "Outstanding Educator." My passion is teaching astronomy. There is nothing like hearing the "Ooos" and "Awws" from families who have seen the rings of Saturn for the...
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Ages: 7-11
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